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Cumberland County Sound System Lawsuit | Fayetteville News
Cumberland County’s new Crown Coliseum sound system bid war has turned into a legal showdown: after tossing the first round’s bids, commissioners re-ran the process — and this time, a Connecticut firm beat out local favorite Draughon Brothers by $200K. Draughon’s suing, claiming the county rigged the rules and ignored requirements like NC-licensed engineers. The county says they played fair — and a judge denied Draughon’s request to halt construction. So overwhelmed, commissioners just voted to hire outside lawyers to handle this legal ordeal — one more headache in a county already drowning…
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